Craft and StructureVery hardWord for reducing something's force
Craft and Structure practice question
Rather than deny the report outright, the minister tried to ____ its findings, calling the figures 'preliminary' and the methods 'still under discussion'.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. downplayCorrect
- B. substantiate
- C. replicate
- D. disseminate
Answer: A. downplay
Calling figures preliminary and methods unsettled makes the findings seem less weighty: downplaying.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. substantiate
- 'Substantiate' would mean confirming the findings.
- C. replicate
- 'Replicate' would mean repeating the study.
- D. disseminate
- 'Disseminate' would mean spreading the report, the opposite of the minister's aim.
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